Promoting Rural Best practice
The RSP provides a unique opportunity for its members to promote and highlight topical examples of rural best practice, case studies and pilot projects.
The RSP also raises awareness of the excellent work currently being delivered by rural practitioners in England.
27 Jan 2021
Local people helping other local people
Community Catalysts is a community interest company with over 10 years of experience in helping people and communities across the country to use their talents to start and run community...
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27 Jan 2021
Integrating care: truly, will it ever work?
A call for views on ‘Next steps for Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England’ was launched at the end of last year, ahead of plans to implement ICS in England...
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27 Jan 2021
How building affordable homes can help to reduce rural isolation and loneliness
A ‘silent epidemic’ is how the Commission for Loneliness describes the scale and impact of social isolation. This sounds sensational until you read more about the harm it has on...
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27 Jan 2021
FCN supporting business and personal resilience
2021 brings with it many changes for British agriculture. During this period of immense change, FCN is supporting farmers’ mental and business resilience in a number of ways. We recently...
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27 Jan 2021
Electric Nation Vehicle to Grid project announces Green Energy UK as an energy partner
Imagine this; every residential street full of clean, electric vehicles charging at low peak times and storing energy that has been generated by renewable sources. Then when the grid requires...
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27 Jan 2021
Artists explore rural experiences
Rural contemporary arts organisation Meadow Arts has moved into the digital realm over the last eleven months, delivering creative projects online for schools and the public as well as supporting...
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27 Jan 2021
Creating new community businesses in our valued places of worship
Shops, cafés and local vital services are being re-located into the heart of our rural communities and into our places of worship. Churches and their associated buildings are finding new...
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27 Jan 2021
Pubs, poems, positivity: National poem of thanks to resilient publicans and ‘Winter Warmers’ pub poetry collection unveiled
A ‘National Poem of Thanks to Our Nation’s Publicans’ has been released by Pub is The Hub and arts project INN CROWD to thank publicans for their resilience and continuing...
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27 Jan 2021
Rural Wellbeing
Covid-19 is taking its toll on the mental health of our communities. The National Rural Mental Health Forum is continuing to run a series of mainly Scotland specific seminars which...
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27 Jan 2021
The Prince’s Countryside Fund
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) is a UK-wide charity, established by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2010 which aims to empower family farms and rural communities to ensure their futures....
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